The ability to write and read books is one of the things that transformed us as a species. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes ability book read
As a technology, the book is like a hammer. That is to say, it is perfect: a tool ideally suited to its task. Hammers can be tweaked and varied but will never go obsolete. Even when builders pound nails by the thousand with pneumatic nail guns, every household needs a hammer. James Gleick bookbuildergun share on social
For the modern physicist, reality is the whole thing, past and future joined in a single history. The sensation of now is just that, a sensation, and different for everyone. Instead of one master clock, we have clocks in multitudes. James Gleick clockfuturehistory share on social
We say that time passes, time goes by, and time flows. Those are metaphors. We also think of time as a medium in which we exist. James Gleick existflowmedium Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
I have always had confidence in my own ability. Robert Preston abilityconfidence Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
